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7 Takeaways: Due Diligence Fee and Earnest Money in Real Estate

Raleigh Realty

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in. Due Diligence: What Is it?

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

In 2007, he started appraising conservation easements, which are specified areas of land earmarked for environmental conservation. Owners with conservation easements can claim an income tax deduction. Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers. They are not easy to do. We all know this is true.

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Appraisers: How and Why To Check Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Appraisal Today

I used Hypothetical Assumptions for new construction, of course. =. National Counsel for Liability Insurance Administrators. There may be unrecorded easements or other issues that the appraiser would not and could not discover during the course of the inspection. When I did them prior to HVCC etc. Excerpts: The 1.76-acre